I really like the duduk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubg7AI81VsQ
The most well known piece is probably the gladiator music.
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Violin is up there for me, such rich notes and emotion can be pushed through it.
After that a didgeridoo played well is awesome. I like to play mine into the bath tub so I get the reverberation and can really hear it
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Oboe. Anything from the Dream Academy albums would qualify. It has a nice pure sound almost like a vocal.
In second place would be the sitar, or the Hammond Organ if someone is rockin out. The Peddlers, or Fanny would be good examples of excellent Hammond.
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My actual favorite is electric guitar followed by violin, and I'll gladly expound, but those have already been mentioned.
So for this comment I'll go with handpan drum. Those sound so amazing and soothing to me.
Damn I've been trying to find out what the hand pan drum was called for so long, thank you haha.
I would call it the 44 gallon xylophone
I appreciate a good bagpipe. Especially when they share a lot of tonal similarities with violins like this nightwish instrumental. https://youtu.be/yOxGlXmPusI
Stylophone is very nice. The abrasive overtones are an acquired taste, but I've acquired it. It has a nice, rounded sound while not being generic like a sine wave.
The hurdy-gurdy is so pleasant to listen too. I love the drone notes it can play.
oboe, cello, violin...
Bassoon or oboe... Maybe it's the double reed?
El Camino Real by Alfred Reed has a nice oboe solo.
Roland TB-303. It's the synth that launched so much electronic music. Examples are legion, but one of my favorites is Psychic TV "E-male:" https://youtu.be/o2U3joQ9oFI
Generally considered among the penultimate 303 examples are:
- "Higher State of Consciousness" by Josh Wink (https://youtu.be/NdaqXjDtXkQ)
- "Acperience 1" by Hardfloor (https://youtu.be/Un4CeV_l3pI)
I was just going to say synthesizer but if we’re being specific the TB-303 is the king, especially with some real dirty overdrive
Yamaha DX7
I love the theremin! This is one of my favorite duets.
Oh wow, I don't think I've seen one played for real before! This is cool, thanks for sharing
Love me a steel drum. No other instrument can instantly transport you to a beach
Same with me. They just embody relaxation and good times. Makes me smile when I hear steel drums.
I love a lot of different instruments, but I fell in love with the Erhu after ATLA. Second to that, the orchestral strings like the violin, viola, cello, etc. Scores from Halo and Elder Scrolls franchises.
Finally, the collective vocal cords of choirs.
Violin! Especially when they are used to imitate the sound of wind. My current fav examples of this: https://youtu.be/U0TXIXTzJEY https://youtu.be/NqAOGduIFbg
That's my favorite instrument's name to say.
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Piano. Chopin, especially Raindrop.
If I said guitar, I'd point you to this song, which is actually a piano song performed on guitar. Lately this is the song that makes me feel things.
Piano.
Drums in music. I always zero in on the percussion patterns.
Here’s one I enjoy a lot.
I also recommend checking that whole album out. It’s great.
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Just love a heavy well produced guitar riff. Might be a boring answer but that’s the one for me.
Sometimes stuff is just popular for a good reason. I love loads of different styles of guitar, but I think my favourite heavy riff is probably the chorus one starting at 2:02 in Saor's Children of the Mist
Or maybe Flying Whales because, I mean, it's Flying Whales
The intro to Power by KMFDM and the intro to Sold by Imperanon are two of my favourite riffs, but I love all kinds of heavy/death metal and industrial and hardcore punk rock and classic rock. Just gets my testosterone going. Makes ma ballz buzz.
I'm also fan of a particular type of guitar riff that I can only describe as "crunchy" with my limited music vocabulary.
The best example I can give is Spirit in the Sky. The lyrics are cheesy, but damn the guitars are fine in that track.
To this day, nobody knows how they got that unique guitar distortion sound in that song. It's been long-forgotten, even by those that were at the session.
I feel like Moist does amazing crunchy but melodic riffs personally
You might be thinking about a sound with a lot of distortion
Spirit in the Sky specifically is a fuzz running on a near-dead battery, so it's a bit of an odd one. I think the broad approach to the sound is fairly popular though. Stone Foxes come to mind as an example
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I love a good piano piece.
One of my favorites: https://youtu.be/zucBfXpCA6s
Her Hungarian Rhapsody performance is my favorite!
Ooh.. I will have to check that out! Thanks for the suggestion.
That was a lovely performance! Great pick, thanks for sharing it
Like as the main or only instrument in a song? Probably Spanish guitar. See "Vamo Alla Flamenco" from Final Fantasy 9. I wanna say Diablo 2 had a good Spanish guitar track too, but no idea what it's called.
I believe the song in Diablo is called "Tristram". Excellent classical guitar song!
It's also a really fun song to play. I used to know how to do the intro when I was younger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2evIg-aYw8
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